2020 coronavirus pandemic in Boston

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2020 coronavirus pandemic in Boston
Empty Northeastern University campus, March 2020.jpg
An empty Northeastern University, in Boston, after most of the students were required to leave
Disease COVID-19
Virus strain SARS-CoV-2
Location Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
First outbreak Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case South Boston [1]
Arrival dateFebruary 1, 2020
(3 months and 3 days)
Confirmed cases9,929 as of May 3 [2]
Active cases7,194 as of May 3 [2]
Hospitalized cases937 as of April 30 [note 1]
Recovered2,309 as of May 3 [2]
Deaths
426 as of May 3 [2]
Official website
https://www.boston.gov/news/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-boston

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Boston is part of an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Massachusetts city of Boston. The first confirmed case was reported on February 1, 2020, and the number began to increase rapidly by March 9. The Governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on March 10. By March 21, over 100 people in Boston had tested positive for COVID-19. Most early cases were traceable to a company meeting held in late February by the biotechnology firm Biogen in Boston. As of May 3,2020, there were 9,929 confirmed cases and 426 deaths due to COVID-19. As of April 29, Boston had tested 27,824 people, 32.1% of which were positive. [2] [3]

Contents

Timeline

February

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported by state officials on February 1. The individual, a male in his 20s, had recently returned from Wuhan, China and began experiencing symptoms. He sought medical care but did not require hospitalization, and was therefore able to self-isolate and recover at home. [4]

175 executives of Biogen, a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, held a two-day leadership conference from February 26–28 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf hotel. [5] On February 29, a Biogen executive began to develop symptoms and sought treatment at a Boston area hospital. Suspecting COVID-19 was the cause of the illness, the executive requested a test, but was told by hospital staff that it was not necessary. [5] [6] [7]

March

A closed playground after Mayor Marty Walsh announced the closure of all playgrounds until further notice. Playground closed sign.jpg
A closed playground after Mayor Marty Walsh announced the closure of all playgrounds until further notice.

On March 6, the BPHC announced 3 new presumptive cases of SARS-CoV-2. [4] Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency for the state of Massachusetts on March 10. [4] Boston announced the closure of the Eliot K-8 school on March 11. [4] On March 13, the Boston Marathon was postponed to September 14, 2020. [4] Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced the closure of all Boston schools. [4]

On March 15, Mayor Walsh declared a public health emergency due to the concerns over COVID-19. Restaurants, bar rooms, and nightclubs were required to reduce their capacity by at least 50 percent. [4] Governor Charlie Baker limited gatherings to below 25 people. [4] On March 16, Mayor Walsh announced the closure of the Boston Public Library system. The MBTA also announced that service would be reduced starting March 17. Mayor Walsh also announced the closure of all construction sites starting March 17. [4] On March 18, the City of Boston closed all playgrounds. [4]

On March 19, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission suspended all water service terminations. [4] On March 23, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued an order for all employers that do not provide essential services to close their workspaces. The limit of gatherings was lowered to 10 people. Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a two-week stay-at-home advisory. [4] On March 25, Governor Baker extended the closure of schools to May 4. [4]

On March 30, Mayor Walsh announced that a partnership will create subsidized housing for 1,000 Boston Public Schools families at risk of displacement. [4] On March 31, Governor Baker extended his non-essential business closure to May 4. [4]

April

On April 5, Mayor Walsh announced new regulations for social distancing in Boston. He encouraged everyone to wear a face covering when outside. The BPHC ordered for everyone except essential workers stay at home from 9 pm to 6 am everyday, enforcing a curfew. City Hall was closed to the public except for Tuesdays and Fridays, from 9 am to 5 pm. Every individual entering City Hall, including employees, was required to complete a self-screening for COVID-19 symptoms. [4]

On April 9, a new mortgage relief partnership was created to aid homeowners during the pandemic. [4] On April 16, Mayor Walsh announced that 1,000 residents will be invited to a Massachusetts study through antibody testing. [4] On April 19, Boston deployed seven Boston Public Works trucks to broadcast a message about COVID-19. [4]

On April 21, Governor Baker announced the closure of all K-12 schools in Massachusetts through the end of the school year. [4] On April 27, Boston Public Health Commission extended the public health emergency declaration until further notice. [4] On April 28, Governor Baker extended the stay-at-home advisory and non-essential business closure to May 18. [4] On April 29, the Public Health Advisory enforcing a curfew in Boston was extended to May 18. [4]

May

On May 1, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker ordered all residents to wear a mask in public places when social distancing measures are not possible. This order goes into effect on May 6. [4]

Epidemiology

Total cases and deaths

As of May 3, Boston had 9,929 confirmed reported cases of COVID-19. [2] Deaths in Boston have been concentrated in the elderly. As of May 3, Boston had 426 reported deaths due to SARS-CoV-2. [2]

Cases by category

The Boston Public Health Commission has rolled out a data dashboard for COVID-19 which is updated daily through Boston's government website.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Boston [2]
CasesDeathsRecoveries
DateTotal ConfirmedIncrease% ChangeTotal DiedIncrease% ChangeTotal RecoveredIncrease% ChangeSource
February 111 [2]
⋮100% [2]
March 643+300%11 [2]
⋮400%100% [2]
March 895+125%100% [2]
⋮900%100% [2]
March 101910+111%100% [2]
⋮1900%100% [2]
March 12201+5%100% [2]
⋮2000%100% [2]
March 15299+45%100% [2]
March 16334+14%100% [2]
March 17429+27%100% [2]
March 18453+7%100% [2]
March 196116+36%109+900% [2]
March 208019+31%111+10% [2]
March 2110222+28%132+18% [2]
March 2211614+14%1300% [2]
March 2313317+15%1300% [2]
March 2419764+48%22218+62% [2]
March 2528487+44%200%2100% [2]
March 2636480+28%200%3413+62% [2]
March 27477113+31%200%406+18% [2]
March 28614137+29%200%477+18% [2]
March 29735121+20%200%514+9% [2]
March 3082590+12%200%598+16% [2]
March 31938113+14%31+50%689+15% [2]
April 11057119+13%74+133%9729+43% [2]
April 21233176+17%103+43%1069+9% [2]
April 31366133+11%1000%13024+23% [2]
April 41618252+18%133+30%16333+25% [2]
April 51877259+16%152+15%18118+11% [2]
April 62035158+8%194+27%20322+12% [2]
April 72287252+12%256+32%25855+27% [2]
April 82502215+9%305+20%28931+12% [2]
April 92812310+12%344+13%32536+12% [2]
April 103138326+12%4410+29%38055+17% [2]
April 113676538+17%506+14%44161+16% [2]
April 123916240+7%588+16%45211+2% [2]
April 134086170+4%6911+19%48937+8% [2]
April 144286200+5%8415+22%54758+12% [2]
April 154528242+6%10521+25%61669+13% [2]
April 164763235+5%12217+16%70892+15% [2]
April 175096333+7%14321+17%77870+10% [2]
April 185400304+6%15815+10%926148+19% [2]
April 195516116+2%17517+11%95428+3% [2]
April 205749233+4%18712+7%104490+9% [2]
April 216010261+5%1969+5%114298+9% [2]
April 226560550+9%22125+13%1275133+12% [2]
April 236958398+6%23211+5%136388+7% [2]
April 247617659+9%25624+10%142663+5% [2]
April 257910293+4%27115+6%1573147+10% [2]
April 268159249+3%30231+11%163865+4% [2]
April 278421262+3%31513+4%172486+5% [2]
April 288613192+2%33318+6%1887163+9% [2]
April 299055442+5%3407+2%198699+5% [2]
April 309271216+2%35717+5%2102116+6% [2]
May 19590319+3%41053+15%220199+5% [2]
May 29794204+2%4111+0%228887+4% [2]
May 39929135+1%42615+4%230921+1% [2]
DateTotal ConfirmedIncrease% ChangeTotal DiedIncrease% ChangeTotal RecoveredIncrease% ChangeSource
CasesDeathsRecoveries

Cases by district

Most Boston COVID-19 cases were traced to a district by Boston Public Health Commission. BPHC releases a public weekly report on COVID-19 cases by district in Boston.

Boston COVID-19 cases (cumulative) by district [3]
Date
Unknown
Source
March 2829471041372526131329181626285 [note 2]
April 28086291301754610452721317378667038 [note 3]
April 918812950238444682281241693231621981122829736 [note 4]
April 16318185734107059141325329856930233517537220856 [note 5]
April 234362361036881033122617376440878405475216531291111 [note 6]
April 3055129911997113851767934995481199522677339665353175 [note 1]

The number of cases by district for April 30, as reported by Boston Public Health Commission is below, organized alphabetically by district.

COVID-19 cases by district in Boston [note 1]

Updated April 30, 2020

DistrictConfirmed Cases
Allston and Brighton551
Back Bay, Beacon Hill, North End, West End, Downtown299
Charlestown119
East Boston971
Dorchester1385
Fenway176
Hyde Park793
Jamaica Plain499
Mattapan548
Mid Dorchester1199
Rosindale522
Roxbury677
South Boston339
South End665
West Roxbury353
Unknown175
Total9,929

Cases and deaths by ethnicity

Many Boston COVID-19 confirmed cases were attributed to a race/ethnicity by Boston Public Health Commission. BPHC updates these numbers daily.

Total cases by race [3] as of May 3, 2020
Race/ethnicityTotal casesPercent
Total race-identified7295100%
Asian2233%
Black/African American291340%
Latino/Hispanic139319%
White195927%
Other80711%

Most Boston COVID-19 deaths were also identified to a race/ethnicity. BPHC updates these numbers daily as well.

Total deaths by race [3] as of May 3, 2020
Race/ethnicityTotal deathsPercent
Total race-identified393100%
Asian256%
Black/African American13635%
Latino/Hispanic4412%
White17444%
Other144%

Government response

On March 10, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency for the state. [4]

On March 13, the Boston Marathon was postponed to September 14. [4]

On March 13, Mayor Walsh announced the closure of all Boston Public Schools. [4] On March 25, the Massachusetts school closures were extended to May 4. [4] On April 21, Governor Charlie Baker closed all K-12 schools for the remainder of the school year. [4]

On March 15, Mayor Walsh declared a public health emergency due to the spread of COVID-19 in the city. Restaurants and bar rooms were required to reduce capacity, each by at least 50%. [4] On April 27, BPHC extended the public health emergency until further notice. [4] Massachusetts Governor Baker limited gatherings to 25 people. [4] On March 23, the limit on public gatherings was lowered further to 10 people. [4]

On March 16, Mayor Walsh announced the closure of the Boston Public Library, [4] as well as the closure of construction sites from March 17. [4] On March 18, Boston closed all playgrounds in the city. [4]

On March 23, Massachusetts Governor Baker issued an order to all employers that do not provide essential services to close. MDPH issued a two-week stay-at-home advisory for all residents. [4] On March 31, Massachusetts Governor Baker extended both the statewide stay-at-home advisory and non-essential business closure to May 4. [4] On April 28, Massachusetts Governor Baker extended the statewide stay-at-home advisory and non-essential business closure to May 18. [4]

On April 5, Mayor Walsh encouraged all Boston residents to wear a face mask in public. [4] On May 1, Governor Baker ordered all residents statewide to wear a face covering in public starting May 6, when social distancing is not possible. [4]

On April 5, the Boston Public Health Commission enforced a daily curfew from 9 pm to 6 pm. [4] On April 29, BPHC extended the nightly curfew in Boston to May 18. [4]

Statistics

COVID-19 cases in Boston, Massachusetts, United States  (
)
     Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases

FebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayLast 15 daysLast 15 days

Date
# of cases
# of deaths
2020-02-01
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1(n.a.)0(n.a.)
⋮
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1(=)0(n.a.)
2020-03-06
​
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4(+300%)0(n.a.)
⋮
​
​
4(=)0(n.a.)
2020-03-08
​
​
9(+125%)0(n.a.)
⋮
​
​
9(=)0(n.a.)
2020-03-10
​
​
19(+111%)0(n.a.)
⋮
​
​
19(=)0(n.a.)
2020-03-12
​
​
20(+5.3%)0(n.a.)
⋮
​
​
20(=)0(n.a.)
2020-03-15
​
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29(+45%)0(n.a.)
2020-03-16
​
​
33(+14%)0(n.a.)
2020-03-17
​
​
42(+27%)0(n.a.)
2020-03-18
​
​
45(+7.1%)0(n.a.)
2020-03-19
​
​
61(+36%)0(n.a.)
2020-03-20
​
​
80(+31%)0(n.a.)
2020-03-21
​
​
102(+28%)0(n.a.)
2020-03-22
​
​
116(+14%)0(n.a.)
2020-03-23
​
​
133(+15%)0(n.a.)
2020-03-24
​
​
​
197(+48%)2(n.a.)
2020-03-25
​
​
​
284(+44%)2(=)
2020-03-26
​
​
​
364(+28%)2(=)
2020-03-27
​
​
​
477(+31%)2(=)
2020-03-28
​
​
​
614(+29%)2(=)
2020-03-29
​
​
​
735(+20%)2(=)
2020-03-30
​
​
​
825(+12%)2(=)
2020-03-31
​
​
​
938(+14%)3(+50%)
2020-04-01
​
​
​
1,057(+13%)7(+133%)
2020-04-02
​
​
​
1,233(+17%)10(+43%)
2020-04-03
​
​
​
1,366(+11%)10(=)
2020-04-04
​
​
​
1,618(+18%)13(+30%)
2020-04-05
​
​
​
1,877(+16%)15(+15%)
2020-04-06
​
​
​
2,035(+8.4%)19(+27%)
2020-04-07
​
​
​
2,287(+12%)25(+32%)
2020-04-08
​
​
​
2,502(+9.4%)30(+20%)
2020-04-09
​
​
​
2,812(+12%)34(+13%)
2020-04-10
​
​
​
3,138(+12%)44(+29%)
2020-04-11
​
​
​
3,676(+17%)50(+14%)
2020-04-12
​
​
​
3,916(+6.5%)58(+16%)
2020-04-13
​
​
​
4,086(+4.3%)69(+19%)
2020-04-14
​
​
​
4,286(+4.9%)84(+22%)
2020-04-15
​
​
​
4,528(+5.6%)105(+25%)
2020-04-16
​
​
​
4,763(+5.2%)122(+16%)
2020-04-17
​
​
​
5,096(+7%)143(+17%)
2020-04-18
​
​
​
5,400(+6%)158(+10%)
2020-04-19
​
​
​
5,516(+2.1%)175(+11%)
2020-04-20
​
​
​
5,749(+4.2%)187(+6.9%)
2020-04-21
​
​
​
6,010(+4.5%)196(+4.8%)
2020-04-22
​
​
​
6,560(+9.2%)221(+13%)
2020-04-23
​
​
​
6,958(+6.1%)232(+5%)
2020-04-24
​
​
​
7,617(+9.5%)256(+10%)
2020-04-25
​
​
​
7,910(+3.8%)271(+5.9%)
2020-04-26
​
​
​
8,159(+3.1%)302(+11%)
2020-04-27
​
​
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8,421(+3.2%)315(+4.3%)
2020-04-28
​
​
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8,613(+2.3%)333(+5.7%)
2020-04-29
​
​
​
9,055(+5.1%)340(+2.1%)
2020-04-30
​
​
​
9,271(+2.4%)357(+5%)
2020-05-01
​
​
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9,590(+3.4%)410(+15%)
2020-05-02
​
​
​
9,794(+2.1%)411(+0.24%)
2020-05-03
​
​
​
9,929(+1.4%)426(+3.6%)
Number of cases and deaths: Cumulative totals reported to date

Sources: Reports from city health officials and news reports cited inline, plus:

  • "Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Boston". Boston.gov.
  • "Boston COVID-19 Data". Boston Public Health Commission.
  • "Boston Public Health (@HealthyBoston)". Twitter.
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    See also

    Notes

    1. 1 2 3 "Boston COVID-19 Report April 30" (PDF). Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    2. ↑ "Boston COVID-19 Report March 28" (PDF). Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    3. ↑ "Boston COVID-19 Report April 2" (PDF). Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    4. ↑ "Boston COVID-19 Report April 9" (PDF). Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    5. ↑ "Boston COVID-19 Report April 16" (PDF). Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
    6. ↑ "Boston COVID-19 Report April 23" (PDF). Boston Public Health Commission. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

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